Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Cao Cao opened Liu Bei's letter and looked at it. Although it did not expressly accuse Cao Cao of not attacking Liang together as agreed, when he stated that he failed to attack Xiangyang, he said that the main force of Liang's army had gathered in Nanyang area and had too many troops.It also implied that this was because Cao Cao failed to attack Tongguan at the same time as agreed, which led Liang Jun to mobilize the troops from Chang'an in Tongguan to fight in Nanyang.

Liu Bei also claimed in the letter that if Cao Cao could break through Tongguan, he would attack Chang'an and plunder the land of Yongliang.Occupy Yongliang and cut off the Silk Road of Liang State, then Liu Bei will also march from Yulin County to Zangke County in the southwest.Together with Sun Ce, they cut off the trade routes to the south of Liang.The cutting off of the north and south trade routes of Liang State will greatly weaken the strength of Liang State. As long as the Three Kingdoms continue to march westward, they will definitely be able to finally defeat Feng Zei and Liang State.

Cao Cao read Liu Bei's letter, waved his sleeves and said, "Hurry up and summon the ministers to discuss important military affairs."

After a while, all the ministers gathered in Wei Palace.Cao Cao explained their purpose of finding them.Everyone chatted and discussed.At this time, Cao Cao felt that something was wrong, so he glanced left and right, and found that an important person was missing.

He asked, "Why didn't Xun Yu come today? Didn't you get notified?"

The servant next to him quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Xun Yu is sick, so I will be here today." Cao Cao let out a cold snort from his nostrils: "I know..., it doesn't matter if he doesn't come, even if he comes, it's just a show."

There is a reason why Cao Cao said this. It turned out that after Cao Ren forcibly tied Han Emperor Liu Che to Wei, Xun You changed his previous attitude.He became indifferent to Cao Cao and even the entire Wei royal family.Apart from participating in some court meetings on a daily basis, he basically doesn't say a word.Cao Cao naturally knew what was going on in his heart, and this Xun Yu still had his heart for the Han Dynasty.In his eyes, Cao Ren forcibly kidnapped Liu Xie back to the state of Wei, which was undoubtedly the work of a traitor.Cao Cao saw this in his eyes, but said nothing.As long as Xun Yu doesn't do anything against Cao Cao, it doesn't matter whether he is loyal to Cao Cao or not.Cao Cao believed that Xun You would change his mind after a long time.

At this time, Cheng Yu had already opened his mouth to offer advice: "Your Majesty, judging from what Liu Bei said, this thief Feng Yu has invested heavily in the front line of Nanyang. And although we don't know how the battle will be in the direction of Sun Wu's attack from Jiaozhi to Yongchang County But Yongchang County is the throat of the southern sea trade route of Liang State, and it is impossible for Liang Jun not to deploy heavy troops there for defense. Since there are heavy troops of Liang Jun in these two places, I concluded that in Chang'an, Tongguan on the northern line, Liang Jun must be weak in defense .Why don’t we follow Liu Bei’s advice and break through Tongguan, go straight to Chang’an, and occupy Yongliang.”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Can we believe Liu Bei's words? Perhaps, he deliberately deceived us that Feng Bandit has a strong force in Nanyang, but in reality he wanted us to think that Tongguan must be defended empty, and that taking Tongguan Chang'an would be an easy task. "

Cheng Yu was taken aback, and immediately retorted: "However, his survival among the heroes in the troubled times is not entirely due to luck and the skill of combining vertical and horizontal forces. This Liu Bei army is also a brave and good at fighting tiger and wolf division. Such an army is It would have been almost impossible to be defeated by Nanyang's Liang army in just a few days, if it weren't for the latter's strong military strength. Besides, what good does it do Liu Bei to lie to us?"

Guo Jia still insisted on his own opinion: "Regardless of whether Liu Bei's words are true or not, a certain person believes that our focus should be to use troops in the direction of Nanyang."

General Xu Huang became impatient, and shook his head and said, "Both of you are good planners, but sometimes things don't need to be so complicated! Let's not care about where Liang Jun made key defenses. We support soldiers from the State of Wei." 20, we can divide the troops into two groups and attack Nanyang and Tongguan together. Isn’t this the end of the story?”

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were silent after hearing this, and just stroked their beards.Cao Cao scolded with a smile: "Gongming, I know that you are quite strategic among generals, but don't use your axe in front of Ergong. If Gu can mobilize 20 troops now, he will send troops to Tongguan a long time ago, and there is no need for Liu Bei to say in the letter." The barbed complaints in the book are not faithful. Don't you know that the Beifu army of Lu Bu in the state of Liang is still strong in the desolate and desolate northern land, and has the ability to march long distances in the severe winter. This situation In the future, Gu has to deploy a large number of troops to defend Liaodong and even the Great Wall, so how can so many troops carry out the Tongguan and Nanyang campaigns at the same time?"

It was only then that Xu Huang realized that he had said the wrong thing, which only added to the jokes of others, his face flushed red, and he didn't dare to say another word.

At this time, Guo Jiafang explained his thoughts and reasons:

"Your Majesty, the defense lines of Tongguan and Liang Guo in Mianshui, one has the high wall of Xiongguan Pass, and the other is the natural danger of Mianshui. Both are places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. But when Liang Guo crosses Mianshui, it is a flat river. Their cavalry It can directly sweep the hinterland of our Central Plains. Therefore, if we give up Nanyang and attack Tongguan, if there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Guo Jia's face was serious when he said this, let alone Cao Cao, others had never seen Guo Jia look so worried.They were all quiet and wanted to hear him finish.

Chapter 491 One Hundred Thousand Army

Cao Cao said, "Oh, if our army concentrates our forces to attack Tongguan, the consequences will be unimaginable. Feng Xiao, please continue."

Guo Jia paused, then continued: "Your Majesty, please think about it. If what Liu Bei said is false, Tongguan will still be defended with heavy troops as usual. It will be very difficult for us to break through Tongguan. The opponent can attack from Nanyang with a small amount of cavalry. Enter the area of ​​Yuzhou and Yanzhou, where the troops of Wei State are empty. If what Liu Bei said is true, that is, Liang State really transferred its troops from Tongguan to Nanyang, and assembled heavy troops on the southwest bank of Mian River in Nanyang. We thus broke through Tongguan, and the army of Liang State would still be the same. If we can sweep across the land of the Central Plains from Nanyang, at that time, our country of Wei won Chang'an and Yongzhou, but lost the foundation of Hebei and Henan!"

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao took a breath and nodded continuously.But Cheng Yu said unwillingly: "But if Liang Jun really gathers heavy troops in Nanyang, wouldn't we be hitting Feng thief's blade if we go to Nanyang? Moreover, Liang Jun can also leave Tongguan with a small force and attack Luoyang. Hanoi and Wei The heart of the country."

Guo Jia shook his head, and continued to speak calmly: "If we occupy Nanyang with heavy troops, then attack Xiangyang and Zhuyang in Liang State, and then occupy the entire Handong County of Liang State. If we succeed, everything will go well, and it's okay if we don't succeed. Because this time The main purpose of sending troops is to occupy Nanyang, and the second is to attack Handong County of Liang State. Therefore, we will not be desperate and attack Xiangyang and Zhuyang like moths flying to the flame.

Hongnong in front of Tongguan cannot be compared with Nanyang, because we have built many solid fortresses in Hongnong to block Tongguan exit passages over the years, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.It is difficult for us to get in, and it is also not easy for Liang Jun to get out.To sum up these reasons, if we lose in Nanyang, at most we will lose a certain number of soldiers and horses, and we will not risk disaster like sending troops to Tongguan. "

Guo Jia's speculative and rigorous discussion made Cao Cao nod and praise frequently, and Cheng Yu was convinced by what he said, and stopped talking.Standing next to Cao Cao, Xu Zhu, who served as Cao Cao's personal guard, muttered with his mouth curled up, "I dare say that Liang Guo is immortal, so we can't leave Tongguan in the future?"

Guo Jia laughed and said: "Of course not, the future will last forever. After we have consolidated Nanyang's defense, we will naturally choose an opportunity to choose a place to attack Liang. At that time, the initiative will be in our hands. We can decide when , What kind of attack is launched in what place."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "I've decided my loneliness. Let's follow Feng Xiao's will and gather all available troops. Xu Huang will be the general, Yu Jin will be the general, Zhang He will be the deputy general, and Xu You will join the army. March to Nanyang. First enter the army. Zhanwan City, Rang City, Xinye and other cities. Then attack Xiangyang and Zhuyang. I want to remind you that when attacking Xiangyang and Zhuyang, you must do what you can, and if you fail, stop the attack immediately!"

In the main hall, the voices of all the generals and ministers who had ordered made a promise resounded loudly.

In just ten days, the Wei army completed the assembly of the army in Xuchang City.A total of [-] tiger and leopard cavalry, more than [-] ordinary war cavalry, [-] infantry, and more than [-] civilian husbands.Known to the outside world as a [-]-strong army, they rushed towards Nanyang mightily along the post road.

When the army of the Wei State in black uniforms marched in the wilderness, it was like a black cloud sweeping from the sky, densely packed.

Wei Jun also did not have Liang Jun airships, waterway shipping, spring rubber vehicles, and galloping vehicles and facilities that were ahead of the times.For the Wei army, such a large-scale march was unimaginable in the sparsely populated era in the early years.

But now, thanks to the recovery of the population over the past ten years, the settlements and inhabited cities in Wei State began to gather together, and the temporary recruits from the cities and villages along the way provided great help to the Wei army in the transfer of grain and grass.

If these temporary recruits are included and the civilian husbands responsible for short-distance relay transfers are counted, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are [-] troops.

It is not far from Xuchang to Nanyang. Within five days, the vanguard of the Wei army, three thousand Qingqi, arrived at Nanyang Wancheng under the leadership of the pioneer Yu Jin.

It was already the beginning of winter at this time, and the whole city of Wancheng was deserted, the city gates were closed, and the suspension bridge hung high.The whole city looked extremely bleak in the gusts of cold north wind.No one knows that the old, weak, sick and disabled left by Liu Bei are now stationed in Wancheng, or they are soldiers of Liang State, or other forces.

Yu Jin waved his hand to make a gesture, and the three thousand Qingqi lined up for battle under the shouts of the generals.A few of Yu Jin's soldiers knew what to do and rode forward, and began to call out loudly for the city.

"Listen to the defenders of the city, we are the king's army of seeking thieves from the state of Wei. We are going to enter Wancheng today. Please open the city gate quickly and dedicate the city. Otherwise, no matter which road brigade you are, we will Treat you as Feng thieves and destroy them!"

After shouting several times, a grey-bearded head protruded tremblingly from the top of the city, and shouted to the lower part of the city: "Masters of the Wei army in the lower part of the city, please wait a moment, the little old man will lead someone to open the city gate."

After a while, the drawbridge was lowered and the city gate opened.The figure of the old pawn with gray beard and hair and shabby livery flashed out.Behind him are several "pawns", none of these soldiers can be called pawns.Some of them were obviously children under the age of eleven or twelve.Some are disabled with missing eyesight and broken legs. I don't know if they are wounded soldiers or have such disabilities in the first place.

Yu Jince immediately stepped forward and said coldly: "Whose subordinates are you waiting for? Are you the only soldiers in the whole city? Where are your generals?"

The old man replied tremblingly: "General, we are the common people of this Wancheng. Since the emperor was taken by your Wei army... Since they moved to Xuchang, Linjiang King Liu Bei Liu Huangshu's men and horses have been stationed in Wancheng. Then we were sent to Wancheng. He was recruited as an auxiliary soldier in the army. For some unknown reason, Uncle Liu’s troops suddenly withdrew from Wancheng a few days ago, and took away all the people in the city, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled people. Including us A few are included."

Yu Jin shouted loudly: "What? Liu Bei also took away the entire population of the city? Could Feng's Liang Jun or other forces have come?"

"No..., no. Only a few thieves nearby have come to spy on them. But the walls of Wancheng are tall, and we old, weak, sick and disabled can deal with these thieves."

Yu Jin nodded and said: "Lead the way ahead and lead the army into the city." He rolled his eyes, then turned his head and told the generals behind him: "Leave one thousand horses outside the city to meet them, and five hundred horses to guard the gate. The rest of the people follow me into the city. The situation in the city is unknown, everyone must be on high alert. Beware of fraud!"

Facts proved that Yu Jin's worries were unnecessary, the city was really empty, only some old, weak, sick and disabled squatted under the eaves on both sides of the street basking in the sun.

Yu Jin, who patrolled the city, scolded, "Damn, this Liu Bei is too greedy, he even took everything from people and food."

Chapter 492 Decision

It was the night when they were forbidden to enter Wancheng.Feng Yu has personally visited Zhuyang.

If you follow the traditional route from Chang'an to Zhuyang, you will first cross the Qinling Mountains from Ziwu Valley to Hanzhong.It will take nearly 20 days to travel from Hanzhong to Zhuyang by boat or by land.

But this time, Feng Yu's driver went directly to Shangluo, two hundred miles southeast of Chang'an, where he took the Danshui Channel and went straight to the Mianshui of the Han River, and arrived at Zhuyang in five days.The entire trip was shortened by three-quarters of the time.

Feng Yu's coming this time is naturally related to Cao Wei's large-scale deployment of troops to Nanyang.Although Wei Jun's operation was low-key and secretive at the beginning, it was not until after entering Nanyang County that he announced to the outside world that a [-] army was attacking the thieves.However, with tens of thousands of troops assembled and mobilized, it is impossible not to leak the news.So in the first time, the news was sent to the capital city Chang'an by the girder spy network using the fastest way of communication - flying pigeons.

In the past, although there were only three legions of Dianqing, Yanyan, and Shen brothers stationed in the entire Handong County, there were only more than ten thousand troops in total.However, Feng Yu has absolute confidence in Zhuyang's defense. Those defense facilities are the brainchild of Feng Yu's painstaking management for more than ten years.

But things are different now.Because Liu Bei's army had just stormed the three cities along the Mianshui River in Handong County, even though Liu Bei himself suffered heavy losses, he returned home in defeat.But Liang Jun also suffered a lot, and his soldiers were exhausted.

This time Cao Cao also claimed to have sent [-] troops to hunt for thieves, which made Feng Yu nervous about the situation in Nanyang Handong. He was not sure that this line of defense, which had been painstakingly managed for more than ten years, could keep Wei Jun on the Nanyang Plain.He immediately summoned a group of ministers in the Taiji Hall of Chang'an Palace to discuss countermeasures.

The officials in the hall immediately started talking about it.You can say anything, but the most important opinions are three.

Among them, the most conservative point of view is that it is only necessary to gather troops to Handong County and hold on to the Mianshui defense line.Let Cao Wei have an army of one hundred thousand or one million, as long as time goes by, the two sides will naturally fall into a confrontation on both sides of the Mian River.

The second idea is that we should avoid the real and ignore the false, and then let the army in the Yongzhou theater attack from Tongguan to occupy Luoyang, so that we can "encircle Wei and rescue Zhao" and force the Cao Wei army marching towards Nanyang to return to help.This not only saved Handong County, but also gained Luoyang for nothing.If this goal is achieved, the Liang Dynasty will occupy the two capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang, and Feng Yu's position as the emperor will become more orthodox.Moreover, stationing troops in Luoyang will be an important springboard for sweeping the Central Plains in the future.So why not do it?

The third is the most radical point of view. People who hold this point of view believe that Daliang is now strong and strong, and the country is strong and the people are rich.Therefore, we should take this opportunity to gather troops in Zhuyang, defend first and then attack.After consuming part of the vital forces of the Wei State, they will have a final battle with the Wei State on the Nanyang Plain.A battle is life and death!Then he left Nanyang from Fangcheng, swept across the Central Plains, and then swept the world.

Feng Yu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, shook his head repeatedly. He thought that the three options were not feasible.

For the third point of view.Feng Yu believes that the time for a decisive battle with Wei Guo is not ripe at this time.Although Daliang has a strong military force now, there are not many soldiers.Military power is more reflected in the combat effectiveness of soldiers and weapons and equipment, rather than in the number of soldiers.

This means that the decisive battle between Liang Jun and Wei Jun has a great chance of winning, but if you win the decisive battle, you need to occupy a vast territory, otherwise the battle will be considered in vain.Due to the rapid expansion of the territory, the sudden spread of limited troops will appear very sparse, making it impossible to consolidate the rule of the newly occupied land immediately.

In this case, Cao Cao will inevitably concentrate all his remaining forces to fight back.Even if the [-] troops claimed by the Wei army were real soldiers of the Wei state, they only accounted for half of the total strength of the Wei state. If they were eliminated, there would still be [-] Wei troops in the Central Plains.The scattered Liang army may not only fail to occupy the Central Plains, but also lose more soldiers and horses.

Feng Yu's deduction above has not considered Liu Bei's Linjiang Kingdom and Sun Ce's Wu Kingdom.Nor can they sit idly by.They may intervene in the war from the beginning, or they may intervene after the decisive battle is decided.But whenever he intervenes, it is a huge threat to Daliang.Especially Liu Bei, even if he didn't intervene in the decisive battle between Liang and Wei at first.But if the Liang army wiped out the main force of the Wei army in Nanyang and attacked the Central Plains, he would inevitably go up the Mian River again to attack the cities of Nanyang and even Handong County, stabbing Daliang in the back.

Based on the above reasons, Feng Yu categorically rejected the third opinion.According to the current national conditions of Liang State, to unify the world, it can only be carried out with a strategy of steady and steady, avoiding reality and gradually encroaching on the territory of the three kingdoms.

As for the second so-called "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao", the opinion of sending troops to Tongguan.According to Feng Yu's observation, the supporters are all civil servants who have conducted on-the-spot investigations and know little about military affairs.Their understanding of military warfare comes from books.They didn't actually go to the front line of Tongguan to inspect it. They didn't know that after Tongguan exited, the key points of the road passing through Hongnong were all fortified with Wei's fortifications.Even in the canyon upstream of Luoshui, such a strong fortress was set up to prevent Liang Jun from entering the Luoyang Basin along the Luoshui River Valley from the direction of Shangluo.

Wei Jun has painstakingly managed these strong fortresses for many years, which is no worse than Daliang's Mianshui defense line.Liang Jun facing such a fortress is no different from facing the so-called [-] Wei army on the Nanyang Plain.

The last remaining first opinion seems to be the safest, but how many troops should be assembled for reinforcements?As far as Daliang is concerned, Nanyang is not the only one at war.A partial division of Wu State is attacking Yongchang County in Daliang. Yongchang County was originally just a remote and barren border county of the Han Dynasty.But now for Daliang, its status is not trivial.It is the throat of the branch of the southern maritime trade route into Shu. Without it, Daliang's tax revenue will immediately decrease by about [-]%, even if it is harassed by military disasters.

So before, when Feng Yu received the news that Yongchang County of Handong County was attacked at the same time, he did not send reinforcements to Handong County, but immediately issued an edict to let the legions distributed in Hanzhong, Yizhou to reinforce Yongchang. The strength is as high as [-].Of course, so many troops are not just for repelling the Wu army, but Feng Yu also needs to take advantage of the momentum to fight back and regain the four counties of Jiaozhi, Rinan, Jiuzhen, and Yulin, so as to make Yongchang the rear, and at the same time ensure the safety and security of the South China Sea route. unobstructed.

Therefore, in the nearby Yizhou, Feng Yu had no soldiers to adjust.Feng Yu will not transfer Yongchang's troops back, even if he wants to, it will be too late.At present, the area under the direct and indirect jurisdiction of Daliang is extremely vast.In this way, it is not just a few days or a few weeks for Feng Yu to gather the armies farther away.

In the end, Feng Yu made a decision, but he didn't say it publicly.Only after he retired from the court did he leave a few important officials behind and told them of his decision.

Chapter 493 Class A Legion

Feng Yu said unhurriedly: "I want to go to Zhuyang personally!"

In the hall, all the remaining officials were shocked.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be done. Zhuyang is about to fight. You are the emperor now, how can you be alone in danger." The person who spoke was Huang Quan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Feng Yu said indifferently: "Who said I will go empty-handed?"

Jia Xu understood immediately, and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to take the Yubayashi Legion to march in person?"

Feng Yu laughed happily and said, "Wen He's words are enough to explain my intentions. Yes, I want to personally conquer and reinforce Handong County. You all agree to increase troops to Handong. But in the area near Handong, only Tongguan in Chang'an has surplus The troops can be adjusted, but Changan Tongguan is also facing the front line of the Wei army, so we must take precautions. No matter how far away the troops are transferred to Handong, it will definitely be too late. So now we can mobilize reinforcements to reinforce Handong. My Habayashi Legion."

---Feng Yu wants to take the Habayashi Army to Zhuyang to reinforce Handong County in person. The Habayashi Army is the only force he can quickly transfer to Handong.

At this time Xun You also persuaded: "But the Holy One can definitely send a brave general to lead the Yulin Army to reinforce Handong, and there is no need to go to the battlefield as the emperor."

Feng Yu waved his hands and said coldly: "You don't understand, this Habayashi Legion is my swords and armor. It is not dangerous for me to come to the battlefield in person, but the real danger is to leave them!"

As soon as Feng Yu said this, no one in the group of officials dared to dissuade him anymore, and no one wanted to let the Holy One be suspicious.In fact, there is another reason why Feng Yu insists on going out in person, that is, he wants to use system functions that he has not used for a long time in this battle, and he also wants to hone the newly formed Habayashi Army in actual combat.

All the ministers immediately went down to the palace to prepare for their duties.Feng Yu's Habayashi Legion is a strengthened legion.The ordinary Daliang Army has an establishment of 4000 to 5000 people.The Habayashi Legion has [-] troops.

However, the entire Daliang court allocated materials for the 5000 troops, and informed the local officials along the way. The efficiency of these matters is quite high.In just one day, the Habayashi Corps completed preparations for departure.Putting on his armor and helmet, Feng Yu rode his horse and led the troops out of Chang'an, entered Lantian, and soon arrived at Danshui Wharf in Shangluoshang County.All ships capable of carrying [-] soldiers and supplies are also ready.

Because of the Danjiangkou Dam, the Danshui Channel has long been able to navigate large troop carriers.Hundreds of ships of various types and inland warships marched down the Danshui waterway.

Dian Qing, Zhuge Jin and other military generals stationed in Handong County, local officials were notified in advance, and they waited for Feng Yu's army on the wharf in Zhuyang early in the morning.

Feng Yu is not what he used to be, he is already the emperor.Represented by Dianqing and Zhugejin, the local generals of Handong County welcomed Feng Yu into the old palace of Zhuyang City at the pier in fear.

Above the main hall, Feng Yu asked again about the details of the last battle between the defenders of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Liu Bei, and praised Dian Qing in public: "I remember that Dian Aiqing used 72 people to defend the lonely fortress of Xiangyang alone. The army's attack lasted for more than a month. This time you saved Xiangyang again."

Dian Qing hurriedly bowed his body and responded: "Your Majesty, this victory is not due to the meritorious deeds of the ministers. It is all due to the desperate efforts of the soldiers of the legion that the minister belongs to. Although our army defeated the enemy army, we also suffered heavy casualties. It can be called a tragic victory."

Feng Yu nodded and said: "According to the military system of our Liang State, the regular army is divided into three levels: A, B, and C. Handong County only has a first-level army in Dianqing. If you are all disabled, then you Can we still hold off Cao's army, which is said to be one hundred thousand, coming one after another in Xiangyang?"

Dian Qing's complexion changed, and he said resolutely: "Your Majesty, as long as I'm still alive, no! As long as I have a living soldier in my army, we can guarantee that Xiangyang City will not fall into the enemy's hands."

Feng Yu and others understood what Dian Qing meant.Dianqing can't guarantee that Xiangyang can be defended against the [-] Cao army with the current remnant soldiers, but he can guarantee that the battle will last until the last soldier.

Yan Yan shouted loudly from the side: "Your Majesty, although my corps is only a second-tier army, I am confident that these sons and daughters have the combat power of a first-tier legionary. I am willing to give half of the troops to General Dianqing. With the remaining troops, we can guarantee that Zhuyang will be safe."

Shen Dan also took over the words and said, "Your Majesty, although the minister's legion is a Class C legion reorganized from the defenders of the East Three Counties back then. But they are also like the brothers of the Class A legion, with the heart of loyalty to the king and serving the country. My minister also I am willing to deploy some troops to support Xiangyang. If Cao's army comes to attack Danjiangkou, I also think that we will not be able to capture Danjiangkou because of our familiarity with the terrain of Eastern Han's mountains."

Feng Yu laughed and said: "You don't need to deploy troops. Have you seen the Habayashi army I brought? They are not here to protect me, but to fight with you. I will lead me by myself The Habayashi Legion sits in Zhuyang and supports Xiangyang and Danjiangkou at any time. In addition, I will send an infantry battalion in advance to supplement Xiangyang's troops."

When the ministers heard that Feng Yu was going to march in person, he personally led the Habayashi Army and commanded the defenders of the cities in Eastern Han to resist Cao Wei's army, and they were all excited.I don't know who took the lead, and began to shout long live.

At this time, a commanding soldier hurried into the hall and reported to everyone: "Report to Your Majesty, the latest news is that the former army of Cao Jun has entered Wancheng in the forbidden department, and there are about [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, all of whom are light cavalry. composition!"

Everyone was amazed at the speed at which the Wei army marched, and it took only a few days to enter Wancheng.

Feng Yu thought for a while, then sneered and said, "It's just in time. I just calculated in my mind that if the former Qingqi army entered Wancheng, then even if the main force of cavalry, which is said to be [-], marched overnight, they would have to wait until noon tomorrow. Arrive in Wancheng.

If we seize this gap and launch a surprise attack on Wancheng, we will be able to disarm Wei Jun.Moreover, it will give the Wei army the illusion that our army has a strong frontline force in Xiangzhu, which is beneficial to our army's future defense.Moreover, Yu Jin's soldiers occupied Wancheng without bloodshed, and they probably thought that our army did not dare to come out from behind the Mianshui defense line, so they relaxed their defenses, which would make our surprise attack more successful.Zhuqing, who is willing to go out of this world.After the matter is completed, I will give him a great credit! "

After hearing this, everyone became excited, and the generals volunteered to see this amazing job.Among them, Yan Yan performed the most violently. He suddenly ran to the middle of the main hall, kowtowed three times to Feng Yu, and said: "Please be sure to send an old minister to complete this matter. The old minister guarantees with the head of the project. If the matter does not fail, the old minister's head will be sacrificed to the flag." !"

Feng Yu said hastily: "The old general calm down quickly, why do you need to repeat such a tautology, then if you succeed, what reward does the old general want?"

Yan Yan replied in a loud voice: "No one else, just upgrade the veteran's legion to a first-class legion!"

Chapter 494 Night Attack on Wan City

Night fell.Wancheng, the city that has been the capital of Han emperors for nearly [-] years, is "brightly lit".The open space on the street is full of bonfires lit by the Wei army entering the city.

They searched the whole city and found some bad wine hidden in the wine cave.A dozen dogs, twenty chickens, a lame mule and a blind donkey were found.He also killed several horses that were unfortunately injured during the march.Finally, everyone was given a portion of heavy meat, fulfilling Yu Jin's promise --- "If you can enter Wancheng ahead of time, everyone will drink and eat meat."

At this time, almost all the soldiers of the Wei army gathered around the bonfire, grilling meat and drinking.Only a hundred or ten soldiers guarded the top of the city symbolically, and they also lit a fire at the top of the city to roast the meat that was distributed to them.

The reason why Yu Jin was so lax was because he was sure that the Liang army would never attack the city.If the Liang army had really planned to attack the Wei army on its own initiative, it should have set up an ambush in Wancheng long ago.Even if you don't set up an ambush, you should enter Wancheng before the Wei army arrives.Instead of waiting for the Wei army to enter the city, they will attack Wancheng, which is protected by a strong and tall city wall.

Going out of the west gate of Wancheng, a dirt road extending to the northwest suddenly becomes extremely straight at a place ten miles away, and the ground is flat, as if it was specially built by people.Rather than the kind of dirt road that is naturally generated when there are many people walking.This straight road does not look wide, but in fact it is because no one walks all the year round, and part of the road is covered under weeds. Its real width is enough for two large carriages to run side by side, or enough for eight horses to walk side by side. .

This road was built by Feng Yu back then from the bank of Mianshui to Wandu.It was originally used for Liang Jun to come to rescue in time if Wancheng was attacked.It's a pity that this way has not been used for its original purpose from beginning to end.

At this time, there was an indescribable muffled sound like a spinning wheel on the road.After a while, a horse galloped across the road.Then the huge four-wheeled carriage was also pulled by the huge horse-drawn horse, and it sped across the road, and the crackling sound of the wheels breaking the gravel on the road could be heard.But the strange thing is that the galloping sounds of these war horses are not ordinary horseshoes, and those carts are not the rumble of ordinary carriages.It turned out that the hoofs of these tall war horses were wrapped with soft things, and the outer layer of the wheels of the carriages was made of rubber.The natural sound is different and much quieter than usual.

Naturally, this army was the special attack force led by Yan Yan to attack Wancheng.He selected the most elite heavy cavalry battalion and infantry battalion, as well as all cavalry scouts from his own legion.A total of more than a thousand people.They arrived here in a few hours a night.

Yan Yan's subordinates persuaded him to bring more soldiers and horses, but he believed that more than a thousand people were enough. If there were more troops, not only would it not have a greater effect, but it would be easier to expose the target and delay the marching speed.

The weather at this time is cloudy.The moon in the sky can be seen for a while and is covered by clouds for a while.Yan Yan, who was advancing rapidly towards Wancheng, saw two or three black shadows approaching quickly in front of him by the bright moonlight, and knew in his heart that this should be the return of the scouts from the headquarters.

The three scouts came to Yan Yan, and the leader kowtowed and said, "Old General Yan, Wancheng is more than ten miles ahead. The Wei army in Wancheng seems to be lax in defense, and it probably didn't even occur to us that we would attack." The city. When the subordinates returned, they found that most of them were sleeping in the open air beside the bonfire. It would not be difficult for us to sneak into the city. The three of us waited for us to enter the city from a corner of the city wall, using ropes and claws to cross the city wall."

"Then can your whereabouts be discovered? It will be difficult to deal with it if you startle the snake."

"General Qi, from the beginning to the end, the Wei army has not discovered our existence."

Yan Yan nodded and said: "That's very good." Then he turned around and said: "This place is not far from Wancheng, we will walk for a quarter of an hour before dismounting and walking. In the dead of night, even if we take measures, the horseshoes and wheels The sound will inevitably attract the attention of the Wei army at the head of the city."